State Report Tutorial

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State Report TutorialNote: This tutorial requires that you have installed IntelliPics Studio 3. Authoring featuresnecessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using IntelliPics Studio 3 Player.Copyright 2003, IntelliTools, Inc.Copyright Notice© 2003, IntelliTools, Inc. All rights reserved. The distribution and sale of this software and manual are authorized forthe original purchaser only. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of federal copyright law. Images that appear inClassroom Suite may not be used in any commercial application without the prior consent of IntelliTools, Inc.Trademarks and AcknowledgmentsIntelliTools (and logo), IntelliKeys, IntelliMathics, IntelliPics, IntelliTalk (and logo), Overlay Maker (and logo),SwitchIt!, and ClickIt! are registered trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. All other IntelliTools product names and logosare trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. Other companies’ brand names, product names (including Windows, Macintosh,QuickTime, and Adobe Reader), and logos mentioned herein are registered trademarks, trademarks, or brandnames of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.CreditsClassroom Suite was produced through the collaborative efforts of many staff members at IntelliTools, including(alphabetically): Kacey Arnold, Jeremy Bolan, Ann Brundige, Virginia Burt, Ben Cushman, Beth Davis, Erik Eisen,Suzanne Feit, Chris Finley, Linda Finley, Dale Goetsch, Michelle Graham, Sean Hamilton, Paula Irons, Bobbi ...

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• Publié par: Nizeng
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State Report Tutorial

Copyright 2003, IntelliTools, Inc.

Note

: This tutorial requires that you have installed

IntelliPics Studio 3

. Authoring features

necessary to complete this tutorial are not available when using

IntelliPics Studio 3 Player

.

State Report Tutorial

Copyright Notice

© 2003, IntelliTools, Inc. All rights reserved. The distribution and sale of this software and manual are authorized for

the original purchaser only. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of federal copyright law. Images that appear in

Classroom Suite may not be used in any commercial application without the prior consent of IntelliTools, Inc.

Trademarks and Acknowledgments

IntelliTools (and logo), IntelliKeys, IntelliMathics, IntelliPics, IntelliTalk (and logo), Overlay Maker (and logo),

SwitchIt!, and ClickIt! are registered trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. All other IntelliTools product names and logos

are trademarks of IntelliTools, Inc. Other companies’ brand names, product names (including Windows, Macintosh,

QuickTime, and Adobe Reader), and logos mentioned herein are registered trademarks, trademarks, or brand

names of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.

Credits

Classroom Suite

was produced through the collaborative efforts of many staff members at IntelliTools, including

(alphabetically): Kacey Arnold, Jeremy Bolan, Ann Brundige, Virginia Burt, Ben Cushman, Beth Davis, Erik Eisen,

Suzanne Feit, Chris Finley, Linda Finley, Dale Goetsch, Michelle Graham, Sean Hamilton, Paula Irons, Bobbi Keene,

Arjan Khalsa, Patty Kilroy, Jez Lickter, Dave Magliocco, Kathie Maltby, Ed Murphy, Philip Nittenberg, Ann Olsen,

Meida Pang, Aakash Patel, Kathleen Post, Jennifer Ray, Lucinda Ray, Alan Rhody, David Robertshaw, Fred Ross-

Perry, Chris Santeramo, Scott Schafer, Lisa Sheean, Karen Sheehan, Michelle Shelfer, Caroline Van Howe, John Van

Straalen, Byron Wilkes, Mary Ann Zapalac.

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Instant Activity Kits

Classroom Suite

includes 30 instant-activity kits. Each

kit includes an Activity ready for students to use, a

Template ready for teachers to create additional similar

activities quickly, and a PDF file of this tutorial.

State Report

The State Report instant-activity kit includes the State

Report California activity, the State Report Template,

and a PDF file of this tutorial. You can find these

components by opening the Social Studies Templates

folder and then the State Report folder in the New area

of

Classroom Suite

.

The State Report Template is designed for you to

prepare an activity focused on any of the fifty states.

In this tutorial, you will start by exploring the State

Report California activity. Later in the tutorial, you will

learn to create customized book report activities, using

the State Report Template.

Universal Design

The activities you create using the State Report

Template and

Classroom Suite

are designed for all

students, including those with physical or cognitive

disabilities.

State Report Tutorial

1

Introduction

Create a Folder for Your New

Activities

When you use this template, you will be creating new

activities for your students to use. To organize these

activities, you will want to create your own folder in the

Activities area of

Classroom Suite.

1. At the Navigation Page, click the Activities button.

Click the New Folder button on the right side of

the screen. A dialog box will ask you to name the

folder. Give it the name of one of your classes

(e.g., Mrs. Smith’s Class).

2. Open the State Report Template (see page 3).

3. When you complete your work with the template

and click the Finish Activity button, the Save As

Activity dialog appears. Name your new activity,

select the folder in which you want to place your

work, and click OK. Your new activity will now be

available for you to assign to students.

This tutorial requires that you have installed

IntelliPics Studio 3

. Authoring features

necessary to complete this tutorial are not available

when using the

IntelliPics Studio 3 Player

.

Note

State Report Tutorial

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Part 1: Exploring the State Report California Activity

Students use this activity to research and report on the

state of California.The activity can be used for a class

discussion, a small group project, or as a presentation.

Opening State Report California

1. Sign in to

Classroom Suite

as a Teacher (see

Getting Started in the

Classroom Suite

binder). The

Navigation Screen displays.

2. Click the New button, if it is not already selected.

Open the Social Studies Templates folder.

3. Open the State Report folder and choose State

Report California.

Exploring State Report California

1. State Report California opens with an animation of

the state of California emerging out of a map of the

United States. An editing toolbar displays at the top

of the page.

2. Click the green Directions button to hear the direc-

tions. Then click the blue Next Page button.

3. On each page of the activity, text boxes provide spe-

cific directions for completing that page.

Page 2—add state image, resources, capital name.

Page 3—add landforms to the state.

Page 4—add neighboring states around California.

Page 5—add dates and events to a state time line.

Page 6—describe tribes, explorers, early settlers.

Page 7—describe the state flag and add video clips.

Page 8—add a video clip and describe it.

Page 9—add more details about the state.

4. Use the blue Next Page arrow to go to each page.

Follow the instructions on the page.

5. Select the instructions box when you finish the

activity on a page. Click the Delete key on your

computer keyboard to remove the instructions box.

On the next page, you will learn to use some of

the tools that are available to students who will

use this activity and the other state reports you can

provide for them with the State Report Template.

Note

Resizing and Locking Pictures

You can resize, position, and lock pictures you add.

1. Select a picture and position it on the page.

2. Use the Make Smaller and Make Bigger buttons to

change the size of the picture.

3.

[Ctrl]+click

the picture. The Properties of Picture

dialog box displays.

4. Click to place a check mark before Lock Position.

Click OK.

5. Repeat steps 1–4 for each picture.

Adding Movies

Page 8 suggests you add a movie to the State Report

California Activity.

Classroom Suite

includes almost 100

video clips, or you can add one of your own.

1. Click the Insert Movie button on the toolbar at the

top of the page.

2. The Open dialog box displays, open to the Movies

folder within Classroom Suite.

3. Open the State Report Movies folder and select one

of the seven movies.

4. Click Open.

5. The unlocked movie will insert on the page.

Position the movie, resizing it if you wish.

6.

[Ctrl]+click

the movie and check Lock Position.

The movie will now play when you click on it.

Alternatively, use the Open dialog box in step 2

to navigate to a location on your computer

where you have a movie file stored. Follow steps

4–6 to add your own movie to the state report.

Viewing as Slide Show

1. Page 9 has a Slide Show button. Click it to see the

report you have created.

Page 10 of the activity provides the list of states

and their capitols. If you do not want to include

this page in a slide show, navigate to that page.

From the Pages menu, select Delete Page.

2. If you wish to do so, click Save to save your report.

In the next part of this tutorial, you will use the State

Report Template to create a similar report for any of

the fifty states.

State Report Tutorial

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Part 1: Exploring the State Report California Activity

Note

Note

State Report Tutorial

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The State Report template enables you to create

reports for any of the fifty states.

Opening the State Report Template

1. From the Navigation Screen, click the New button.

2. Open the Social Studies Templates folder.

3. Open the State Report folder and the State Report

Template. The State Report Template displays.

4. See the instructions on page 1 of this tutorial to

learn how to create a special folder to store the

new activities you make with this and other

templates in

Classroom Suite

.

5. From the File menu, select Save As Activity. Save

your activity as

State Report Texas

. It will now be

saved into the Activities folder.

Editing the Title Page

1. The State Report has two toolbars at the top of the

page.

2. Click the yellow Authoring Instructions button to

view a pink text box of instructions provided in the

middle of the page. These instructions provide a

brief overview of this more detailed tutorial.

3. Click the Home button to return to the title page.

You will be adding the name of the state and its

picture.

4. Hold down the Control key and simultaneously

click the text box (

[Ctrl]+click

).

5. The Properties of Text Box dialog box displays.

Click to remove the check mark in front of Read-

Only Text, so that the title can be changed.

6. Change the text to read

Texas Report

.

7.

[Ctrl]+click

the text box again and replace the

check mark in front of Read-Only Text.

8. Click the Show States button. Then click the Texas

button. Position the picture of Texas on the page,

resizing it if desired.

9. With the picture of Texas still selected, click the

Lock/Unlock button to lock the picture to the

page.

In the next section of the tutorial, you will learn to

customize the text and questions provided in the State

Report Template.

Part 2: Using the State Report Template

5

Customizing Questions

1. Click the blue Next Page arrow to move to page 2.

2. Select the text box at the top of the page. Change

the text box to read Texas Report. Then

[Ctrl]+click

the text box and make it

Read-Only Text.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for pages 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

(You do not need to make any changes on pages 4

and 10.)

4. You can use step 2 to change any of the text in the

text boxes on each page.

Removing Pages

Ten pages may be more than you want to assign to

some of your students. You can remove pages without

affecting the function of the activity.

1. From the Pages menu, select Sort Pages. The Sort

Pages dialog displays.

2. Select the page(s) you want to delete.

3. Click Delete Page. The page will disappear.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for every page that you wish

to delete.

Be sure to delete page 11, the authoring

instructions page.

5. Click OK to close the Sort Pages dialog.

Finishing the Activity

1. When you have finished modifying the template,

click the purple Finish Activity button to save your

work and make the activity ready for your students.

2. When prompted, replace the previous version of

your book report by clicking the Replace button.

3. Finish Activity will remove all the extra toolbars

and make sure your work is saved as an Activity.

Congratulations! You have just created a state report

for the state of Texas. You can assign this to your

students whenever you are ready. You can use the same

process and techniques to create a state report activity

for any of the fifty states.

In the next section of the tutorial, you will learn to add

more pictures to the State Report Template.

Part 2: Using the State Report Template

State Report Tutorial

Note

You may wish to customize the State Report Template

even further with graphics from the

Classroom Suite

Picture Library as well as from other locations: a clip

art CD, a digital camera, or other art you have

collected.

1. Open the State Report Template again (see

page 4), if you want to create another activity with

your own graphics.

2. Alternatively, navigate to the Activities folder and

open the activity you just saved, if you want to add

your own graphics to that activity.

Pictures from the Picture Library

1. Click the Picture Library button.

2. The Picture Library toolbar displays at the bottom

of the page. Use the Next arrow at the right to

scroll to the Map Icons category.

3. Click any picture you wish to add to the page. It

will insert directly on the page.

4. Follow the steps on the top of page 3 to resize your

picture and lock it to the page.

Pictures from Other Locations

1. From the Edit pull down menu, choose Insert

Picture from File.

2. Navigate to the location where the picture you want

to use is stored.

3. Click Open to place the picture on the page.

4. Follow the steps on page 5 of this tutorial to resize

and lock the new graphics on the page.

Finishing Up

1. If you added your own graphics to a new State

Report activity, click the Finish Activity button.

If you added your own graphics to the activity you

created on pages 4–5 of this tutorial, from the Edit

menu, select Save As Activity. When prompted,

click the Replace button to replace a previous

version.

2. Your customized State Report will be saved into the

Activity folder, ready to be assigned to a student.

Congratulations! You have just customized a State

Report activity. You can assign this to your students

whenever you are ready.

State Report Tutorial

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Part 3: Customizing the State Report Template